PARK STREET

"The Anabaptists," says DEERING, "have a meeting in Fryar lane, near the New Hospital; their preacher is a layman, Mr. George EATON."

This place of worship was the third dissenting chapel built in the town, and was erected in 1724. It is 65 feet by 27, will seat 600, is now occupied by the Scotch Baptists, and is know as Park street chapel. The society now assembling within its walls was formed in 1804, and first met for worship at Old Lenton, near Nottingham. At the present time it numbers 140 members. The mode of church government is congregational; there are three services each Lord's day, the ordinance of the Lord's Supper being weekly administered in connexion with the afternoon service; and there are besides two week-night services.

The following is a list of the ministers: Mr. Thomas BAYLEY, ordained 1806; Mr. Samuel WARD, 1812; Mr. John BAYLEY, 1824; Mr. Alfred BOOKER, 1824; Mr. William GREEN, the present minister, ordained 1841.

There is a Sunday school at which 35 males and 51 females receive instruction. The week-night school is attended by 20 males and females. The congregational library contains 156 volumes; the school library, 60. The societies in connexion with the congregation are: a village chapel at Arnold, near Nottingham; a loan tract society; a juvenile missionary auxiliary; and a Dorcas society.

One peculiarly interesting circumstances in the history of Park street chapel is, that within its walls, on the 31^st of May, 1792, the truly great Dr. CAREY of India preached the memorable sermon which preceded the formation of the Baptist Missionary Society.

BARKER GATE

This neat little place of worship is occupied by the New Testament Disciples, a denomination of Baptists. It was built in 1817 through the instrumentality of Mr. BUTCHER, a retired tradesman, who preached without any emolument to a congregation of Independents gathered from the ranks of the poor. When Mr. BUTCHER became incapacitated to preach, the pressure of undischarged debt, amounting to £900, prevented the church from procuring a fresh pastor; and, although exertions were made to retain it, the chapel itself passed out of their hands. Mr. BUTCHER had bequeathed his pastorate and the incumbrances to Mr. Charles JONES of Highbury and Mr. James ORANGE, author of a history of Nottingham. In 1839 the persons who had advanced the £900 sold the building for £824 to the New Testament Disciples. Messrs. James WALLIS and Jonathan HINE, the elders, are now surrounded by a pretty numerous congregation, chiefly of the humbler class.

BETHESDA 

Paradise place, Barker gate is occupied by the Separatists, a community who seceded seventeen years ago from Sion chapel on adopting the doctrine of adult baptism. They first united with the Scotch Baptists in Park street, but shortly afterwards withdrew, and became a distinct body. Mr. J.W. SMITH, attorney, is pastor. There is a small Sunday school.